Morgan Rogers sent a congratulatory message to Chelsea youngster Mahdi Nicoll Jazuli, who had an impressive hat-trick display for England Under-17s on Wednesday.

Aside from the 12 first-team players who represent their countries during this break, there are many other Chelsea academy players on international duty, too.

Nicoll-Jazuli is in this group. The 16-year-old represents England Under-17s alongside fellow Blues academy stars Reggie Watson and Josh Henry.

All three made the Young Lions’ starting XI in their UEFA U17 Euro qualifying against Montenegro Under-17s at St. George’s Park on Wednesday, but it is safe to say Nicoll-Jazuli played the starring role.

The young midfielder scored his first goal just six minutes into the game with a left-footed strike. He completed his hat-trick plus an assist before coming off just after an hour as England beat Montenegro 6-1.

Among Nicoll-Jazuli’s goal celebrations in the game was the cold gesture, popularised by Chelsea stars Rogers and Cole Palmer.

It caught Rogers’ attention, who sent a message to the teenager on an Instagram story, saying, “My boy,” with cold-face emojis.

Nicoll-Jazuli is one of the three Chelsea academy players who have been in and around the first team since the start of the season, alongside Watson and Tayo Subuloye. The Australia-born midfielder even made the first team’s bench in their last five games in all competitions.

He has only featured for three minutes so far for the senior side, coming on as a late substitute in the defeat to Brentford in September, but considering his age, it is safe to say there are expectations for his future at Chelsea.

While he is naturally a centre-midfielder, he can also play a more attacking role, which only helps him make use of his goalscoring ability. It is worth noting that the young midfielder recorded three goals from just four appearances for Cobham Next Gen in Premier League 2 this season.

Nicoll-Jazuli will face two more UEFA U17 Euro qualifiers during this break, against Poland and Ukraine, before returning to Cobham.

Rogers, meanwhile, started for England in their penultimate Nations League group match against Croatia. He also scored the opening goal in this game.

He will stay with the England squad for the final Nations League Group C match against Spain on Sunday, November 15. He will then fly back to England to prepare for Chelsea’s return to Premier League action against Leeds United on November 21.